Berne, Nov. 14.
A report was issued here to-day concerning. the roting at" Genera fast Wednesday, in. which troops fired on unruly" mobs, lalling 72 persons and injuring 60 others. has eon proved, says. the. report that the "attacks "nade "onthe soldiers "were pre-arranged. The cops were fired on by persons the crowds and from the roofs of ings. A' bugle warning was given the mobs before the troops opened fire—Reuter.
Berlin, Nov. 20.
Francoerman negotiations for the conclusion of a new commercial agreement, will begin here. to-mor= row. In the course of the preliminary discussions it has been tentative ly agreed to base the new' treaty on the principle of the most-favoured nation treatment but, as both parties are anxious to reserve for themselves some measure of freedom With a view to establishing. import quotas on certain commodities, the forthcoming negotiations are likely fo prove intricate and arduous. ig nevertheless hoped here that in time an accord will be reached, '—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min,
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